double elimination in final 3 rule question

[EvilSteve]

Well as it turns out, the amazing foresight of Lee Jones has saved the internet from this catastrophic threat. From the pokerstars tournament rules:

5. If two or more players are eliminated on the same hand, the player with more chips at the beginning of the hand is placed higher. If players started the hands with an identical amount of chips, both players tie for that rank, and any prizes due to those players will be equally distributed between them. During hand-for-hand play (as described in rule #20 below), two players eliminated during a single "synchronized" hand are treated as having been eliminated on the same hand, even if they are at different tables.

Yeah I'm lazy, I could have looked this up for myself before posting.